Product Overview
This year marks the 250th anniversary of a cigar brand not heard of much.
The brand will relaunch with a single size, Red Anchor The Admiral, a 6 x 52 toro with an MSRP of $25. It is a medium-plus in body and medium in strength cigar Production is limited to 250 boxes of 25 cigars.
Interestingly, there’s a bit of a Dutch connection with the new brand. It will be produced at the Hendrik Kelner Jr.’s Kelner Boutique Factory. Kelner Jr. is part of a Dutch tobacco family that settled in the Dominican Republic.
According to United Cigars, Red Anchor’s history dates back to 1770 when a trademark was registered by a cigar shop. Two years later, Albertus Hillen Sigarenfabriek started making the Red Anchor cigars at a factory in Delft, Holland. The brand was passed to various family members until it was sold to Martinus Hioolen in the 1890s, who expanded the brand’s reach. In 1909, the company added new machines and started using tins but the brand faced challenges in the 1920s due to market saturation and new excise taxes. In March 1937, Red Anchor went out of business.
